"10 Medicinal Plants in the Philippines"

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • Akapulko (Cassia alata)

    Akapulko is used as herbal medicine and is a shrub that grows wild in the tropical climate of Philippines.


  • Ampalaya (Momordica charantia)

    Ampalaya or bitter melon also known as bitter gourd as the name implies has a bitter taste due to the presence of momordicin, and is believed to be among the most bitter of all vegetables.


  • Bawang (Allium sativum)

    Bawang is a used in Philippine herbal medicine to treat infection with antibacterial, antiinflammatory, anti-cancer and anti-hypertensive properties.


  • Bayabas (Psidium guajava)

    A Philippine herbal medicine used as antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, anti-spasmodic, antioxidant hepatoprotective, anti- allergy, antimicrobial, anti-plasmodial, anti-cough, antidiabetic, and antigenotoxic in folkloric medicine.


  • Lagundi (Vitex negundo)

    known as "5-leaved chaste tree" in english is used in Philippine herbal medicine to treat cough, colds and fever. It is also used as a relief for asthma & pharyngitis, rheumatism, dyspepsia, boils, and diarrhea.


  • Niyog-niyogan (Quisqualis indica L.)

    Niyog-niyogan is a large climbing, woody shrub that is native in Southeast Asian countries including the Philippines, India, Myanmar and Malaysia.


  • Sambong (Blumea balsamifera)

    Sambong is used as herbal medicine and is a shrub that grows wild in the tropical climate countries such as Philippines,India,Africa and found even in eastern Himalayas.Sambong is widely used in the Philippines as herbal medicine.


  • Tsaang Gubat (Ehretia microphylla Lam.)

    Tsaang Gubat is used as herbal medicine and is a shrub that grows wild in the tropical climate of Philippines.Tsaang gubat is widely used in the Philippines as herbal medicine.


  • Ulasimang Bato | Pansit-Pansitan

    Pansit-pansitan plant can grow wild but also grown as ornamental foliage. Pansit-pansitan is characterized by its shiny heart shaped leaves about 4 cm in length, growing from an erect translucent green stalks.


  • Yerba Buena (Clinopodium douglasii)

    Yerba Buena is a perennial plant that grows up to 1 meter in height with oblong shaped leaves with toothed margins. Flowers are hairy and the color is bluish to purplish with axillary head like whorls.



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